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Manasha with high faith (MGDS = 100.5) most probably due to get rid from the
snake bites. The overall results confirm that Bonobibi is accepted by all categories
of people irrespective of caste, creed, sex and religion and it is an emblem of religion and cultural harmony in the deltaic complex.
Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed to assess whether affinity towards
Gods/Goddess varied significantly between different stakeholders considered in this
study (Table 10.2); possibilities with p ≤ 0.05 were considered statistically significant. All statistical calculations were performed with SPSS 9.0 for Windows.
It is observed that in the domain of cultural ecosystem services provided by mangroves in the eastern sector of Indian Sundarbans, there is statistically significant
Fig. 10.14 Responses of prawn seed collector (Respondent Type 4) in terms of % of vote towards
Gods/Goddesses
Fig. 10.15 Responses of prawn seed collector (Respondent Type 4) in terms of Mangrove God
Devotion Scale (MGDS)
10 Mangroves: A Natural Ecosystem of Cultural and Religious Convergence
Manasha with high faith (MGDS = 100.5) most probably due to get rid from the
snake bites. The overall results confirm that Bonobibi is accepted by all categories
of people irrespective of caste, creed, sex and religion and it is an emblem of religion and cultural harmony in the deltaic complex.
Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed to assess whether affinity towards
Gods/Goddess varied significantly between different stakeholders considered in this
study (Table 10.2); possibilities with p ≤ 0.05 were considered statistically significant. All statistical calculations were performed with SPSS 9.0 for Windows.
It is observed that in the domain of cultural ecosystem services provided by mangroves in the eastern sector of Indian Sundarbans, there is statistically significant
Fig. 10.14 Responses of prawn seed collector (Respondent Type 4) in terms of % of vote towards
Gods/Goddesses
Fig. 10.15 Responses of prawn seed collector (Respondent Type 4) in terms of Mangrove God
Devotion Scale (MGDS)
10 Mangroves: A Natural Ecosystem of Cultural and Religious Convergence